GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
pugilistfighter
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
transcribeto make a written copy of
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed